Which is more important, students' physical and mental health or grades?

The Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education has recently taken the lead in issuing guidance, and primary schools around the country can flexibly adjust class hours according to factors such as year and season. This humanized measure won the praise of some NPC representatives. Many representatives said that "postponing school" can effectively protect the physical and mental health of primary school students and improve learning efficiency, which is a livelihood move in response to social concerns.

Zhang Yongmei, deputy to the National People's Congress and secretary of the Party Committee of Zhenhai Middle School in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, immediately paid attention to the introduction of this measure. Zhang Yongmei said that "postponing school" meets the needs of children's physical and mental development, and physical and mental health is more important than grades.

The Management Standard of Compulsory Education Schools clearly stipulates that home and school should cooperate to ensure that primary school students sleep 10 hours a day. From 2065438 to 2006, the comprehensive evaluation and monitoring results of primary and secondary education quality in Zhejiang Province show that sleep is one of the lower indicators in the student development index of Zhejiang Province. Among the fourth-grade students surveyed, only 54. 1% sleep for 9 hours or more every day.

"Primary school students in lower grades have just transitioned from preschool, and lack of sleep will directly affect the growth and development of the body." Deputy Weng, the principal of Chen Da Experimental School in Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, said that Jiaojiang District, as a pilot, has completely cancelled the morning reading classes in the first and second grades of primary schools.

In reality, some parents have to send their children to school in advance because they go to work early or far away. "For those who have practical difficulties, the school will open up a green channel, and parents can still send their children to school in advance as planned." Weng Lifen said.

The concept of "reducing the burden" conveyed by "postponing school" is more precious than the actual measures. Weng Lifen said that learning should be happy, and school is a paradise for children to grow up happily. "Call on the society to pay attention to knowledge and skills while giving children a happy childhood and paying more attention to cultivating a sound personality."